Arabic vocabulary
فَعَلْتُ is how you say “I did” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ اِبْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ
O Allah, if I did that seeking Your pleasure.
فَعَلْتُ — I did. A past-tense verb with its 'I' subject in the ending, completing the 'had done' frame opened by the 'to be' verb before it. Together they present the deed as a finished act the condition turns on.
From: Trapped and Delivered →اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ إِبْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ
O Allah, if I have done that seeking Your face.
فَعَلْتُ — I have done. A past-tense verb with the 'I' subject in its '-tu' ending, paired with the 'was' before it to express a completed deed set in the past relative to the prayer. Together the two verbs give the sense English carries with 'had done'.
From: Trapped and Delivered →اللَّهُمَّ فَإِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ
O Allah, so if I did that seeking Your pleasure.
فَعَلْتُ — I did. A past-tense verb with the 'I' subject in its '-tu' ending, paired with the 'was' before it to express a completed past deed within the condition. The two verbs together carry the sense English gives with 'had done'.
From: Trapped and Delivered →أَوْ زَلَّةٍ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ
Or a lapse I have committed.
فَعَلْتُ — I have committed. A past-tense verb with the '-tu' ending built in as 'I', so the speaker is folded into the word. Paired with the completive particle before it, it reads as 'I have done/committed', a finished act owned by the speaker. It sits in the clause describing the lapse just named.
From: Preparing for Death and Repentance →OpenArabic teaches words like فَعَلْتُ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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